Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

Koch Fertilizer Trading Sarl,K+S North America Corporation sign exclusive master supply agreement for potash fertilizer produced at the K+S Legacy mine in Saskatchewan, Canada

WICHITA, Kansas (U.S.) / KASSEL (Germany), 18-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Koch Fertilizer Trading Sarl, an affiliate of Koch Fertilizer, LLC, and K+S North America Corporation (K+S), a fully owned subsidiary of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, have signed an exclusive master supply agreement … Read the full press release

K+S Chairman of the Executive Board Norbert Steiner: Our overall earnings in the first half of the current financial year were very strong

Outstanding performance in the Salt Business Higher average prices in the Potash and Magnesium Products business unit Operating earnings (EBIT I) up 32 % to € 496 million ‘Fit for the Future’ delivers expected results Legacy Project still on schedule … Read the full press release

German Marvin Dienst took the head of the ADAC F4 Abarth German Championship

• German frontrunner Dienst won two races and takes the lead of the general classification • Swedish Eriksson took the second place in the championship, followed by Australian Mawson • Estonian driver Aron won the third race of the weekend … Read the full press release

Philips and FC Bayern Munich presented a new LED façade lighting at the Allianz Arena

The Allianz Arena is now Europe’s largest and Germany’s first stadium to feature dynamic colorful light displays on its entire façade, made possible by a connected LED lighting system New energy efficient system saves approximately 60 percent on electricity and … Read the full press release

GfK reports an increase in sales by 7.1 percent in the first six months of 2015 YoY

NUREMBERG, 17-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — GfK achieved an increase in sales by 7.1 percent in the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period of the previous year. Adjusted operating income rose by 3.7 percent to €71.2 million. … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz adds a Coupé to its C-Class family

STUTTGART, 17-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mercedes-Benz is adding a Coupé to its C-Class family. Athletic and sporty, the vivid, sensual design of the new Coupé cuts a fine figure on the road and embodies modern luxury. At the same time, its interior … Read the full press release

Henkel CEO Kasper Rorsted on Q2 results 2015: solid performance in the second quarter

Sales: +13.5% to 4,695 million euros (organic: +2.4%) Operating profit*: +14.0% to 768 million euros EBIT margin*: +0.1 percentage points to 16.4% Earnings per preferred share* (EPS): +11.2% to 1.29 euros Strong organic sales growth in emerging markets: +5.1% Düsseldorf … Read the full press release

ŠKODA sends six classic cars at the 13th Sachsen Classic from 13 to 15 August

Mladá Boleslav, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ŠKODA is sending six classic cars on the scenic route through Saxony – from the 1926 ŠKODA 430 to the ŠKODA 110 R sports coupé. 13th Sachsen Classic from 13 to 15 August: 180 teams, 628 … Read the full press release

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: six international research talents to receive The 2015 Sofja Kovalevskaja Awards chosen

Six international research talents each receive up to €1.65 million in award money to establish their own research groups in Munich, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Bochum and Hannover. BONN, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has chosen six … Read the full press release

juwi AG increases capital by EUR 70 million; MVV Energie now owns 63 percent

New equity of 70 million euros strengthens the financial capacity of the Wörrstadt-based project developer Shares of Mannheim-based energy company MVV Energie in juwi increase to 63 percent. Wörrstadt, Germany, 12-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — With an increase in equity by 70 million … Read the full press release

Voith to present its product and service competency under the motto “Driven by Efficiency” at this year’s Busworld in Kortrijk

Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany, 12-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At this year’s Busworld in Kortrijk Voith will present its product and service competency under the motto “Driven by Efficiency”. At our booth 513 in Hall 5, we are showing the highly economical … Read the full press release

New exchange-listed sector index fund issued by State Street Global Advisors(SPDR) tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt

FRANKFURT, 11-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new exchange-listed sector index fund issued by SPDR (State Street Global Advisors) has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Tuesday. Name: SPDR FTSE EPRA Europe ex UK Real Estate UCITS ETF Asset … Read the full press release

Bosch opens new Mobility Solutions development center in Budapest; boasts nearly 1,300 engineers

New Mobility Solutions development center Total of 1,300 engineers at the Budapest site Hungary is Bosch’s second-largest development site for the Mobility Solutions business sector in Europe Long-term importance of Hungary as a production and development site Stuttgart, Budapest,  10-8-2015 … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza (Safran) announce plans to construct a new production plant in Poland

DERBY, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza (Safran) have named their joint venture Aero Gearbox International and announced plans to construct a new production plant in Poland. The news follows the signing of a final agreement, on 24 October … Read the full press release

Inlands­tourismus im 1. Halb­jahr 2015: 3 % mehr Über­nachtungen

WIESBADEN, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Im ersten Halbjahr 2015 gab es in den Beherbergungsbetrieben in Deutschland 193,7 Millionen Übernachtungen in- und ausländischer Gäste. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) nach vorläufigen Ergebnissen weiter mitteilt, war dies ein Plus von 3 % gegenüber … Read the full press release

Federal Statistical Office (Destatis): 2.1% decline in manufacturing sector turnover in real terms adjusted for seasonal fluctuations and working-day variations in June 2015 vs May 2015

WIESBADEN, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of provisional data, the manufacturing sector saw turnover fell in real terms adjusted for seasonal fluctuations and working-day variations 2.1% in June 2015 compared with May … Read the full press release

BMW AG: The head of the Quandt family Johanna Quandt died at the age of 89

The head of the Quandt family died on 3 August at the age of 89. Johanna Quandt was a member of the BMW AG Supervisory Board until 1997. MUNICH, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Johanna Quandt was a person of outstanding … Read the full press release

Sechs führende Lebensmittelhändler vereinen Stärke und Expertise im internationalen Bündnis ALIDIS

HAMBURG, 7-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Mitglieder der CORE Allianz Colruyt (Belgien), Conad (Italien) und Coop Schweiz sind ALIDIS, der internationalen Einkaufskooperation von EDEKA (Deutschland), Groupement des Mousquetaires/Intermarché (Frankreich) und Eroski (Spanien), beigetreten. ALIDIS schafft eine breite Marktpräsenz und wird … Read the full press release

The Basel Institute on Governance, UN Global Compact, OECD awarded 3-year funding of US$4 million under the 2nd funding round of the Siemens Integrity Initiative to scale up anti-corruption Collective Action

Joint press release by Siemens, Basel Institute on Governance, United Nations Global Compact and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Three year funding of nearly US$4 million under the Siemens Integrity Initiative, supporting organizations and projects that are fighting … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz sets new sales record both in July and in the first seven months of the year: 1,048,178 units, +14.7%

Mercedes-Benz hands over 149,753 vehicles to customers in July (+15.2%). Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales: “We passed the one-million mark already in July. Never before have we … Read the full press release